Marcia Wypychowski

Review of Banner Thunderbird Medical Cen...

I went to the ER because I felt I was having a str...

I went to the ER because I felt I was having a stroke. Needless to say I was quite frightened. All the doctor kept saying was we see lots of strokes here and we know how to diagnose them. I was left on a gurney with no pillow or anything. Finally I asked for a pillow since my back was hurting so much. I was told they didn't have any. They did a CT scan and sent me on my way with paperwork on how to deal with headaches. Don't know why since my symptoms were dim vision etc no headache. I didn't trust the diagnosis so I went to my primary care who sent me for more complete imaging tests. Turned out I had had a stroke and most likely was having it when I was in the ER. So much for their proficiency in stroke care. Needless to say I have told all my family members I never want to go to that hospital again.